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    Re: My wheels are stained, need help!

    Gotcha, and its ok to use on non coated wheels?

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    Re: My wheels are stained, need help!

    That's what it's designed for. Very mild polish. Excellent results if you're willing to apply copious amounts of elbow grease.. Plus, less noticable if you don't remove all of the residue, as compared to paste polishes. Can be time consuming, and tedious, but I have been using NEVRDULL since the mid '80's...though it's not the same product since the EPA has cracked down on compliance and product formulation...but that's just my opinion and not fact.

    One thing it's not going to do is remove the scale and imbedded brake dust/minerals that's on the spokes.

    I use many differnent metal polishes. Mothers and NEVRDULL will always be in my arsenal. But so will the felt bobs and cotton buffs.
    A year, or two ago I bought the cone and destroyed it completely (due to user error) by the time I got to the third wheel.
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    ....It's all I use these days....they are buffing when I'm relaxing...and still don't get the powder out of canines!

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    Re: My wheels are stained, need help!

    Sounds good, i really appreciate the help, Ill keep you updated on the results.

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    Re: My wheels are stained, need help!

    There are better choices/products than NEVRDULL. However, I am proficient in using it and others, when it comes to highly polished al.
    Just sharing my two cents with a fellow forum member.

    Happy detailing...
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    Quote Originally Posted by glen e View Post
    ....It's all I use these days....they are buffing when I'm relaxing...and still don't get the powder out of canines!

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    Re: My wheels are stained, need help!

    Any decent Metal Polish would work on that paired with some medical grade gauze (first aid kits) should be all you need. I personally just use 4 products to clean cooled down wheels:
    a) Sonax FE
    b) Browns Royal
    c) Iron X
    d) CG Diablo diluted 4:1, or 3:1
    FINESSE AUTO DETAIL

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    Re: My wheels are stained, need help!

    Update: Ive received the sonax fe, nevrdull and flitz polish. The sonax didnt affect the stain but it cleaned up the wheels nicely for prep. I than went to work with the nevrdull on a small section applying alot of elbow grease. Unfortunately it didnt do too much to affect the stain. I only noticed a little difference after three swabs of cotton in the same spot. Lastly, I took the flitz polish and mothers cone and that had the most effectiveness against the stain. Im going to continue to use the flitz to try and get them back, slow progress, but progress none the less. Ill post pictures tomorrow.

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    Re: My wheels are stained, need help!

    Thanks for bringing this thread full circle. Sorry to hear of your dilema.
    NEVRDULL requires pressure and hand speed.
    I took this pic around 6pm tonight. Will be on location between 3-4am and will post pic (test spot only) later on this thread of what NEVRDULL can do to a highly acid washed and oxidized wheel.





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    ....It's all I use these days....they are buffing when I'm relaxing...and still don't get the powder out of canines!

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    Re: My wheels are stained, need help!

    Hopefully you'll get this issue ironed out this wknd hand.
    Didn't want to hijack, so I put the test spot in my gallery. Too dark for the video. Came out poorly.

    Happy detailing...
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    ....It's all I use these days....they are buffing when I'm relaxing...and still don't get the powder out of canines!

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    Re: My wheels are stained, need help!

    old thread revival but would like to know if he got the stains out?

    i have some racing hart type c 3 piece wheels and i got similar stains off using
    cg fine metal polish

    didnt have any luck with neverdull or OTC products

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    Re: My wheels are stained, need help!

    Quote Originally Posted by specv10 View Post
    old thread revival but would like to know if he got the stains out?

    i have some racing hart type c 3 piece wheels and i got similar stains off using
    cg fine metal polish

    didnt have any luck with neverdull or OTC products

    Just for anyone reading this thread...

    Sometimes it can be hard to tell if a wheel or anything aluminum is coated or anodized. If the part in question is coated or anodized you don't want to use metal polishes as most are too abrasive to clear coated wheels and you cannot polish anodized parts.


    Here's some pictures that show you what it looks like to polish bare aluminum from my article on restoring single stage paint...

    The Secret to Removing Oxidation and Restoring a Show Car Finish to Antique Single Stage Paints


    Oxidized Aluminum Turns Black
    With metallic single stage paints, oxidation can show up as a darkening effect on medium to light colored paints because the aluminum metal flakes embodied inside the paint will stain or discolor the paint with a grayish black color.


    If you’ve ever polished uncoated aluminum then you’ve seen this grayish black color coming off the aluminum and onto your polishing cloth as you work a metal polish over it. This same type of oxidation is taking place to the aluminum flake inside the paint.

    Polishing Uncoated Aluminum





    Oxidized Aluminum Comes Off Black

    Wolfgang MetallWerk™ Aluminum Polishing System




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